South Africa Visual Arts Grades 10-12

This course aims to equip learners with the knowledge, skills, and values necessary for self-expression and meaningful engagement with the world through visual arts. It focuses on developing practical and aesthetic decision-making skills, fostering creative imagination, and promoting visual literacy through the study of visual culture. The curriculum emphasizes the integration of practical and theoretical aspects, with a 3:1 ratio of practical to theory teaching contact time. Assessment weighting reflects this emphasis, with a 70%:30% split between practical and theoretical components.

Topics:

• 1. Conceptualising through the Development and Realisation of Creative Ideas (30%):
• Source Book: This expressive "scrapbook" documents the learner's creative journey, including sketches, collected images, objects, research, mind maps, and reflections. It serves as a wellspring of ideas and inspiration for practical assignments.
• Grade 10: Focuses on exploring different approaches to generating ideas in response to motivational tasks, engaging with personal experiences, and resolving visual and conceptual challenges.
• Grade 11: Emphasizes applying the creative process to solve visual and conceptual problems through classroom assignments and documenting the process of conceptual development.
• Grade 12: Learners independently formulate project briefs, critically engage with their experiences, and develop a personal visual language.
• 2. Making of Creative Artworks, Management of Process and Presentation, Following Safe Practice (40%):
• This topic emphasizes practical skills development in a chosen area of specialization, such as drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, multimedia, photography, ceramic sculpture, installations, or new media.
• Grade 10: Learners explore and experiment with various materials, techniques, processes, and equipment, demonstrating basic technical skills and documenting their work.
• Grade 11: Focuses on developing technical skills, documenting and evaluating the creative process, and presenting work in a professional manner.
• Grade 12: Learners choose materials and techniques best suited to their chosen art form, demonstrating advanced technical skills and creating a coherent body of work.
• 3. Visual Culture Studies: Emphasis on Visual Literacy (30%):
• This modular component promotes visual literacy through the study of art within historical and cultural contexts. Learners develop visual analysis and critical thinking skills.
• Grade 10: Learners explore the language of art, focusing on formal elements, principles of design, materials, techniques, style, function, context, and interpretation. Five themes are studied in addition to visual analysis and interpretation.
• Grade 11: Learners research and present post-FET educational and career opportunities in Visual Arts. Six themes are studied.
• Grade 12: Learners independently research post-FET opportunities and demonstrate critical analytical writing and research skills. Six themes are studied.

Assessment:

• Grades 10 and 11:
• 25% - School-Based Assessment (SBA): Three Practical Assessment Tasks (PATs) and three theory assessments.
• 75% - End-of-year assessment: Retrospective exhibition (25%), written theory exam (25%), and practical exam (25%).
• Grade 12:
• 25% - SBA: Two PATs, one theory test, and two theory exams (mid-year and trial). Internally set and marked, externally moderated.
• 75% - External examination: Retrospective exhibition (25%), written theory exam (25%), and practical exam (25%). Externally set, marked, and moderated.